I’ve been working on a script to generate an informative message to users when they exceed quota thresholds on our file server. The features of the File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) provides a variety of useful variables that can be plugged into an automated email. However, we have found that it’s often very useful to [...]
It’s June! Cold and rainy?! Gah!! On the list for today: AD Domain Services on Server 2008 and Operations Manager 2007 Operations Manager – verifying current version First, checked the Help | About dialog in the OpsMgr console. Reviewing TechNet article on the SP1 upgrade procedure to look for more details. Post regarding installing hotfixes [...]
Having successfully deployed some agents to some recalcitrant hosts, I’m now trying to address a false positive issue on a DC. I’m getting an error regarding “AD Op Master Respone [sic] Monitor”. The host has a recurring error: AD Op Master Response : The script ‘AD Op Master Response’ failed to create object ‘McActiveDir.ActiveDirectory’. This [...]
Spurred by some recent traffic on the Windows-HiEd list, I have looked into the Windows Update process on some of our Server 2008 Core systems. The thread was specifically with regard to KB article 953631, and that some folks have found that it installs repeatedly on Server Core instances and blocks other updates. In examining [...]
Geoffrey Duke
Sr. System Administrator,
University of Vermont